FRAME

FRA ·ME 1 syllable

A2 · Elementary 📏 5 letters 🎲 Scrabble 10 ✅ valid word

Common in conversation and basic reading.

noun
  1. the framework for a pair of eyeglasses
  2. a single one of a series of still transparent pictures forming a cinema, television or video film
  3. alternative names for the body of a human being
  4. (baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat

💬 Examples

  • "Leonardo studied the human body"
  • "he has a strong physique"
  • "the building has a steel skeleton"
  • "the frame enhances but is not itself the subject of attention"
verb
  1. enclose in or as if in a frame
  2. enclose in a frame, as of a picture
  3. take or catch as if in a snare or trap
  4. formulate in a particular style or language

💬 Examples

  • "frame a picture"
  • "I was set up!"
  • "The innocent man was framed by the police"
  • "I wouldn't put it that way"
← Unscramble FRAME